Long v. Boone County
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Boone Circuit Court. This cause was before tbe court at a prior term upon tbe plaintiff’s appeal from tbe overruling of bis demurrer to tbe answer, and was reversed and remanded.
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Appeal from Boone Circuit Court. This cause was before tbe court at a prior term upon tbe plaintiff’s appeal from tbe overruling of bis demurrer to tbe answer, and was reversed and remanded. See 32 Iowa, page 181. Tbe cause again coming before tbe court for bearing, tbe defendant filed an amended answer, tbe fourth count of which alleges, tbat October 22d, 1859, plaintiff and tbe county judge agreed in writing tbat plaintiff should construct a bridge over a ravine on a certain public road in said county, for tbe consideration of $300, to be paid by said county; that plaintiff constructed said…
1Opinion of the CourtDxv, J.
oi bridges. — The former appeal presented the single question as to the validity of warrants issued by the county for the construction of roads and bridges. It was held that such warrants were not necessarily void, and that aB answer alleging that they were issued pursuant to a contract with the county judge, for grading and improving a road and building bridges, constituted no *63defense. The ease now presents the question, not determined and not involved before, as to what precedent steps are necessary to the validity of such contract. Section 114 of the Code of 1851 (§ 250 of the Revision of…
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